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Roosevelt Montás: Rescuing Socrates

JMC faculty partner Roosevelt Montás has recently authored a book, Rescuing Socrates: How the Great Books Changed My Life and Why They Matter for a New Generation.

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American University: Democratizing the Great Books

On April 15, 2021, American University's Political Theory Institute, a JMC partner program, is hosting a conversation with faculty partners Roosevelt Montás and Thomas Merrill.

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Belmont Abbey College: “Free Citizens, Free Souls: A Conference on Education, Social Justice, and the Great Books”

On April 9-10, 2021, Belmont Abbey Honors College held an intercollegiate conference on education, social justice and the great books. Dr. Anika Prather served as keynote speaker.

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American University: Plato’s Republic in Context

On October 1, 2019, American University's Political Theory Institute, a JMC partner program, will host Jacob Howland for a lecture on Plato's Republic in context.

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Mercer University: Liberty and Tyranny in Plato

On March 18-19, 2019, the McDonald Center for America's Founding Principles at Mercer University will host the annual A.V. Elliott Conference on Great Books and Ideas.

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A Conversation with Ralph Lerner

Ralph Lerner, a JMC faculty partner and Benjamin Franklin Professor Emeritus in the College and the Committee on Social Thought, discusses his new book.

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Do College Students Care about the Humanities?

JMC fellow Mark Bauerlein considers OU's rigorous literature course and how students respond to it.

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Yuval Levin on Edmund Burke’s Political Thought

Yuval Levin joins The Great Books Podcast to discuss Edmund Burke's contributions to conservative political thought and how his teachings relate to America's Founding principles.

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Tocqueville: Americans Need the Great Books

JMC fellow Brian A. Smith published an article in the Library of Law and Liberty on Tocqueville's treatment of American education.

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Podcast: The Mastery of The Federalist Papers

JMC fellow Charles Kesler joins John Miller's The Great Books podcast to discuss The Federalist Papers.

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Democratizing the Great Books

JMC Fellows Casey N. Blake, Roosevelt Montás and Tamara Mann Tweel write in Inside Higher Ed

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“An Intimate Education”

JMC Fellow, Tamara Mann, reflects on her experience teaching the great books to low-income high-school students.

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New Freshman Great Books and Civic Education Program at UT

The Thomas Jefferson Center launches a new Program

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